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Dec 20, 2016 - 2017 UTAH GYMNASTICS ROSTER. Name ..... just the second transfer gymnast Utah has ever ..... compe on in France ... Parcipated in voluntary summer training ...... Coach of the Year honors at Utah: football coaches.

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THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE Known as the “Conference of Champions,” the 488 NCAA team championships won by Pac-12 schools outdistance the nearest conference by almost 200. Since the 19992000 academic year, Pac-12 schools have claimed an incredible 150 NCAA team tles—an average of nearly nine a year. In 2015-16, Pac-12 schools captured 10 NCAA Championships to lead all conferences for the 15th me in the last 16 years. It marked the eighth me the conference has claimed double-digit tles in the same year, something no other conference has ever done once. Overall, the Pac-12 has led or ed all conferences in NCAA tles won in 51 of the last 56 years. Individuals from Pac-12 schools have also dominated at the NCAA Championships, winning 2,248 na onal tles, including two Utah NCAA Champions in 2016 (skiers Endre Bjertness in the men’s giant slalom and Julie Mohagen in the women’s slalom). The Pac-12’s roots date back to 1915 when four schools banded together to form the Pacific Coast Conference. The teams and names would change over the years, and in 1978, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington and Washington State united as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The conference ushered in a new era on July 1, 2011, oﬃcially becoming the Pac-12 Conference with the addi on of Utah and Colorado.

NCAA TEAM TITLES BY CONFERENCE Pac-12

488

Big Ten

305

SEC

217

Big 12

170

ACC

146

Ivy

97

American Athle c

49

Conference USA

41

Summit

35

West Coast

32

PAC-12 GYMNASTICS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY NCAA Appearances

NCAA Championships

NCAA Individual Titles

All-Americans+

Utah

35

*9

25

351

UCLA

32

6

35

293

Oregon State

24

0

6

99

Arizona State

19

0

10

73

Stanford

16

0

3

105

Arizona

10

0

2

36

Washington

5

0

2

21

California

2

0

0

5

140

15

83

983

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*Utah has won 10 total na onal tles, including the 1981 AIAW Championship

The Utah gymnas cs team, under the handle UtahGymnas cs, enjoys a robust following on the social media sites Facebook (49,000), Twi er (10,700), Instagram (24,700) and YouTube. In addi on, the Utah gymnas cs team is regularly featured on Utah’s main athle cs social media sites, which boast more than 189,000 Facebook fans and 73,500 Twi er followers. Other Utah athle cs social sites that cover Utah gymnas cs are Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

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Visit UtahUtes.com for complete informa on on Utah gymnas cs, including roster, schedule, coach and athlete bios, latest meet informa on and sta s cs, links to live meet video streaming, live commentary and more.

Pac-12 Network, now in its fi h season of unprecedented coverage of Pac-12 sports, will air 30 women’s gymnas cs meets in 2017. All eight Pac-12 schools will appear on the Networks at least six mes: Arizona (7), Arizona State (7), California (8), Oregon State (7), Stanford (6), UCLA (9), Utah (7) and Washington (7). Both sessions of the 2017 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnas cs Championships will be televised live na onally on Pac-12 Network on Saturday, Mar. 18 at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. Utah will also make its first-ever regular season appearance on the ESPN family of networks in 2017 with it home meet vs. UCLA on Feb. 18 televised on ESPNU.

at how we are training our gymnasts and we have ins tuted some changes designed to prepare us be er.” In mapping out a new training protocol, Utah’s coaches also took into account their youthful roster of three freshmen, six sophomores, two juniors and a lone senior. “Our approach in the preseason was to move things forward a li le faster than in the past: One, because they are young and need to build confidence; and two, our Red Rocks Preview in early December was being televised live by the Pac-12 Networks for the first me,” said Farden. The coaches also adjusted the training schedule. “We are paying more a en on to ‘pre-hab,’ rehab and recovery. Sabrina Schwab We hope an approach

onto the na onal team and she fought to finish finish fourth at the Olympic Trials. We feel the same way about (freshmen) Kari Lee Missy Reinstadtler and Kim Tessen, who were both Junior Olympic champions.” havve Utah’s returners, “We have who along with Schwab new releasee moves w tumbling include All-Americans on bars, new o upgraded Baely Rowe, Kari Lee passes on floor, beam and more 10.0 and Maddy Stover, as well series on beam vaults,” said Marsden. as Pac-12 floor champion (valued) vaults,” Another area where the 2017 Tiﬀani Lewis, have elevated Another their game with the arrival of Utes will pickk up tenths is in the the heralded freshman class. front half of their lineup on each “Our returners have event. all the good teams, we worked their tails oﬀ,” said “Like all b 9.90-plus punch at Farden. “It takes some kind will have a big t lineup,” said Farden. of courage to get back on the the back of the horse a er the s ng of last “Where we think we’ve improved w our No. 1-3 year’s bi er disappointment the most is with T at na onals.” gymnasts. Their rou nes are strong The talent is there to and polishedd and will really set up return to the NCAA podium the back of our lineup.” and Marsden and Farden “We’ve assembled a group of whho truly love the sport,” hope intense internal gymnasts who compe on for posi ons will pay dividends Farden adds. “They have an menntality and a fierce come the arrival of postseason pressure. underdog mentality venesss. A number of our “While (the gymnasts) are incredibly compe veness. gymnasts flew uunder the radar during suppor ve of each other and have a common the recrui ng process pr goal in mind, they are ba ling head-to-head and they are determined to show s every day for posi ons in the lineup,” says they came to Utah to compete for na n onal championships.” Marsden. “Our talent and depth gives them the Farden cites sophomores Sabrina opportunity to experience pressure situa ons Schwab and MaKe daily.” MaKenna Merrell as examples of return No ques on, every star ng spot will be returners who entered college with less fanfare th coveted given there are seven Utes capable than they merited. Both were key contributo contributors last year as freshmen of going all-around this year in Rowe, Skinner, and Schwab was an All-American and the Merrell, Schwab, Reinstadtler, Tessen and Lewis. Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. Utah’s new The coaches also must find room for the likes freshman class also carries a chip on its of All-Americans Lee (who missed most of last season with an injury) and Stover. shoulder—including 2016 U.S. Olympic alternate and Glasgow Glasgo World Cup “If we stay healthy, one of our challenges all-around champion champio MyKayla Skinner. will be choosing a top six on each event. Our “MyKayla is a bonefi bo de world-class depth will allow us some freedom to rest people athlete, but she is a fighter with an underdog since we can plug in our seventh or eighth Farden. “She fought to get gymnast and not miss a beat,” says Farden. mentality,” says Fard

ATHLETE PROFILES

This year’s Utes have no inten on of repea ng that season-end meltdown. In addi on to returning some of their top talent from a year ago—including four All-Americans, two Pac-12 champions and the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year—the Utes signed a blue chip recrui ng class. The infusion of talent is just one of the changes that have taken place since last April. “Up un l the end last year, we had a great season and the kids poured their hearts out,” said Tom Farden, Utah’s co-head coach with Megan Marsden. “But that finish made us take a deep look

where thee gymnasts have two days on, two days of ac ve recovery and one day of complete rest will keep nagging injuries at bay,” said Farden. The early reviews are good, with the coaches especially impressed with the many upgradess to rou nes.

INFORMATION

One year after placing second at the NCAA Championships behind a sensational senior class, an inexperienced 2016 Utah team surprised many by going 9-1 in the regular season and winning the regional title. But the Utes finished on a disappointing note after unraveling at the NCAA Championships.

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2017 OUTLOOK the oﬀseason. Skinner placed fi h on beam at the 2016 USA Olympic Gymnas cs Trials and an Lee’s return from injury gives Utah three AllAl Americans in the lineup (along with Rowe and a Stover). A podium beam has been installed in the Dumke Gymnas cs Center to assist in postseason prepara on.

RECORDS / AWARDS

REVIEW / OPPONENTS

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Baely Rowe

The Utes will display their talents to the largest fan base in the history of college gymnas cs. Fans purchased more than 8,400 season ckets —a school record—for the 2017 season. With the lower bowl sold out, reserved season ckets were oﬀered in the upper deck of the 15,000-seat Huntsman Center for the first me and the first five rows sold out by the first week of December. The Utes won their sixth all-sport women’s a endance tle a year ago by averaging 14,928 fans a meet and they were well on their way to another tle before the start of the season.

FLOOR Reminiscent of the 20155 NCAA runner runner-up up U Utes, the this group will be explosive explossive on floor. With th he excep on of Skinner, wh who ho has possibly the most diﬃcult rou ne in college gymnas cs, the from instance, improvement comes fro om within. For instan nce, sophomores Merrell andd Erika Muhaw havee added E passes to their rou nes. With the big b tumbling requiring moree spo ng, Farden takes taakes coach. over as the lead floor co oach. King will con nnue to handle the choreography. choreograaphy.

INSIDER’S LOOK

EVENTS BREAKDOWN

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VAULT Utah could have as many as three 10.0 vaults in the lineup with the others doing beau fully-executed Yerchenko fulls. The lleadd vault lt coachh thi this season will ill be b secondd year assistant Meredith King, who has 18 years experience on the event as a club coach.

BARS Bars could again be Utah’s best event. Merrell and Schwab have added new highlyvalued release moves and Rowe is a first-team All-Pac-12 bar worker. Tessen and Reinstadtler won J.O. na onal championships on bars and Skinner brings a “wow factor” with her rou ne.

BEAM Utah’s Achilles’ heel at the 2016 Pac-12 and NCAA Championships, the balance beam might have gained the most of any event in

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Co-captains Baely Rowe, R a senior, and Maddy Stover, Sto over, a junior, have shown great greeat leadership in the preseason preseaason and their track records prove p they can back up their words w on the compe on floo oor.r. Rowe earned All-America hono honors ors in the all-around and on beam beeam at the 2016 NCAA Championships. Championshhips. Stover, Utah’s AllA America beam anchor la last ast year, came back as strong as ever on her favorite favvorite event a er surgery. oﬀseason shoulder surg ery. Junior Tiﬀani Lewiss is the reigning Pac-12 floor cha champion ampion and her fierce compe ve streak and athle cism— cism—along —along with big improvement on o the beam—could land her a spot in the all-around lineup. Utah’s sophomore class gained two “recruits” in the oﬀseason. Threeme All-American Kari Lee would have been a junior had she not decided to u lize the redshirt op on available to her a er missing most of last season with an Achilles tear. erts, Sophomore Macey Roberts,

who competed at Maryland as a freshman, is just the second transfer gymnast Utah has ever accepted. Sophomore MaKenna Merrell, the Pac12 bronze medalist on floor a year ago, might be Utah’s most improved gymnast. She had a dynamite preseason, upgrading her diﬃculty on all four events. Sophomores Shannon McNa and Erika Muhaw, who were seen mostly in exhibi on as freshmen, have compe on rou nes ready on two events: McNa on floor and beam, and Muhaw on vault and floor. A er a spectacular freshman season on bars and floor, 2016 All-American and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Sabrina Schwab is looking to break into the vault and beam lineups this year. She has also upgraded her diﬃculty on bars and has a new floor rou ne. MyKayla Skinner, a fourth-place finisher at the Olympic Trials and an alternate on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team, will compete in the all-around as a freshman and her coaches foresee her challenging for na onal tles during her career. Skinner performs some of the most diﬃcult elements in collegiate gymnas cs history including a double twis ng double back on her first floor pass. Missy Reinstadtler and Kim Tessen are both Junior Olympic champions, and like Skinner, have the poten al to go all-around as freshmen. The similari es stop there. Reinstadtler’s style is one of power and elegance, MyKayla Skinner while the dynamic Tessen has been dubbed “Kimpossible.”

2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN)  Scored season highs on all three events in NCAA Super Six  9.90 on bars, 9.875 on vault and an 9.875 floor in Super Six  9.90 on bars ed for eightheight best score in Super Six  Hit 21-of-21 rou nes  NACGC Scholar All-American  Dean’s List and Athle c Director’s Honor Roll

PERSONAL  Daughter of Carla and Tom Reinstadtler  Brothers Tommy and Kyle and sister Katryn  Has not declared a major  Full name is Melissa Paige Reinstadtler  Name is pronounced ryne-stat-ler  Born June 30, 1998

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PERSONAL  Daughter of Susan and James Muhaw  Sister Kirsten set pole vault record at East Stroudsburg University  Won 1st and 2nd prize at New Jersey State Fair for art and po ery entries  Has not declared a major  Full name is Erika Nancy Muhaw  Born July 31, 1997

2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN)  Starter on vault and floor for Maryland  Qualified for NCAA Regionals on floor and scored a 9.825  9.90 season best on floor against Iowa  Scored a 9.80 or be er on floor in nine meets as a freshman  9.825 season high on vault PRIOR TO COLLEGE  2nd on vault, 4th all-around at the 2014 J.O. Na onal Invita onal Tournament (Senior A division)

PE PERSONAL D Daughter of Sherri Kruzner-Rowe and Sco Rowe  Third T member of her family to compete for a Pac-12 school  Brother B Kelyn was 2011 Pac-12 Soccer Player er of the Year for UCLA  Brother B plays for MLS team New England Revolu evolu on  Sister S Bree played soccer at Oregon on major  Communica C  Full F name is Baely Chenae Rowe  Born B Sept. 24, 1995

UTAH FACTS  First signed with Utah in November of 2014  Deferred enrollment un l 2016 to train for the Olympics  Joined the Utes in October a er going on tour with the USA Olympic team PRIOR TO UTAH  Alternate on 2016 USA goldmedal Olympic Team  Traveled with the USA team to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro  4th all-around, 2nd on vault, 5th on beam, 5th on floor at the 2016 USA Olympic Gymnas cs Trials  2016 Glasgow World Cup allaround champion  Four-year member of U.S. Senior Na onal Team  2014 gold medalist USA World Championships team member  3rd on vault, 4th on floor at the 2014 World Championships  2015 USA World Championships team alternate  2nd on vault, 3rd on floor, 10th all-around at the 2016 P&G Na onal Championships  2nd on vault, 3rd on floor, 7th all-around, 7th on beam at the 2015 P&G Na onal Championships  2nd on vault, 2nd on floor, 5th all-around, 6th on beam at the 2014 P&G Na onal Championships  3rd on vault, 3rd on floor, 6th all-around at the 2013 P&G Na onal Championships

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 2nd on vault, 8th on beam at the 2016 Secret U.S. Classic  2nd on vault, 7th all-around at the 2015 Secret U.S. Classic  2nd on vault, 5th all-around, 6th on beam, 6th on floor at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic  2nd on vault, 10th all-around at the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic  1st on vault, 5th all-around at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy  2nd all-around at the 2015 AT&T American Cup  1st on vault, 1st on floor, 4th all-around at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy  1st all-around, vault, floor and team at the 2014 Pan American Championships  Member of the USA Junior Na onal Team member from 2011-12  Trained at Desert Lights Gymnas cs  Club coaches: Lisa Spini, John Spini, Neela Nelson, Bob Peterson, Bruce McGehee  Graduated from Higley High School PERSONAL  Daughter of Kym and Cris Skinner  Brother Jeremy and sisters Chelsea and Ka e  Sisters were both gymnasts  Has not declared a major  Full name is MyKayla Brooke Skinner  Name is pronounced mick-ay-la  Born Dec. 9, 1996

PERSONAL  Daughter of Colleen and Chip Tessen  Sister Hannah nah  Has not declared clared a major  Full name iss Kimberly Kay Xiusha Tessen sen  Born June 15, 1998 in China

RESULTS HERE’S UTAH

PERSONAL  Daughter of Paul and Nancy Stover Moth was a four  Mother m All-America me gy gymnast for Cal State Fullerton  Mother competed at the 1979 World University Games  Brother Andrew and sisters Abby and Bethany  Andrew was an All-America gym gymnast at University Chica of Illinois at Chicago  Andrew was on the J.O. Na onal Team   Communica on major  Full name is Madison Suzanne Stover  Born Jan. 4, 1996

During Marsden’s me in Salt Lake City, the Utes have placed in the na on’s top three 22 mes—taking first 10 mes, second eight mes and third four mes. Utah has advanced into the Super Six 19 mes in the 24-year history of team finals. The Utes won back-to-back Pac-12 championships in 2014 and 2015 and placed second at the 2015 NCAA Championships. Since becoming the co-head coach in 2010, Marsden has compiled a 151-54-3 overall record and is a two- me Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2014, 2015) and NCAA Region Coach of the Year (2011, 2012). Previously, she was named the 2005 Na onal Assistant Coach of the Year and the 2005 and 2007 Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. Marsden transi oned from compe tor to coach at her alma mater in 1985 a er leading Utah to four na onal championships as a 12- me first-team All-American and three- me NCAA champion from 1981-84. She appren ced 25 years for the head coaching job, spending 12 years as an assistant and 13 years as the associate coach. Including her years as an assistant/associate coach, she has helped Utah gymnasts earn 180 All-America awards. Utah’s beam coach her en re career, Marsden’s gymnasts on that event have won seven NCAA individual championships. Utah is the only program in the na on that can claim two back-to-back NCAA beam champions: Missy Marlowe in 1991-92 and Summer Reid in 1996-97. Other NCAA beam champions under Marsden were Theresa Kulikowski in 1999 and 2001, and Ashley Postell in 2007. Her “beamers” have won 62 All-America awards, including four- me beam first-team All-Americans Kulikowski, Postell and Shannon Bowles. Marsden’s 2001 beam team made history when all six members won AllAmerica honors and four qualified into individual finals. Marsden has also assisted in 65 All-America performances on the floor exercise, among them NCAA champions Lisa Mitzel (1985) and Marlowe (1992), and NCAA co-runners-up Shelley Schaerrer and Marlowe (1990), Kulikowski (1999) and Denise Jones (2000). Winning an NCAA bronze medal on floor under Marsden were Bowles

(2002), Melissa Vituj (2004) and Postell (2007). In five years of Pac-12 membership, she has coached two Pac-12 Gymnasts of the Year (Tory Wilson in 2014 and Georgia Dabritz in 2015) and four all-around champions (Corrie Lothrop in 2012, Wilson in 2014, Dabritz in 2015 and Breanna Hughes in 2016). Her gymnasts have also claimed several major Pac-12 awards, including three Pac-12 Scholar-Athletes of the Year (Stephanie McAllister in 2012, Dabritz in 2015 and Hughes in 2016), two Pac-12 Freshmen of the Year (Dabritz in 2012 and Sabrina Schwab in 2016) and two Pac-12 Specialists of the Year (Dabritz in 2014 and Kassandra Lopez in 2016). Marsden has coached four AAI Award winners, which recognizes the na on’s top senior gymnast: Marlowe (1992), Kulikowski (2003), Postell (2008) and Dabritz (2016). Three Utes have won a coveted NCAA Top 10 Award: Marlowe (1993), Kulikowski (2004) and Dabritz (2016). The program has also succeeded academically during Marsden’s tenure. Utah has placed in the top five in the country in gymnas cs team GPA for the past five years, including first place in 2014 and second place in 2015 and 2016. Ute gymnasts have been honored as CoSIDA All-Americans 14 mes and Kulikowski was the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for all sports (women and men) in 2003. Marsden also coordinates the team’s strength and condi oning program, nutri on educa on, community service and fundraising, as well assis ng in recrui ng. In 1996, Marsden became the first gymnast inducted into the school’s Crimson Club Hall of Fame. In 2003, she was inducted into the Utah Hall of Fame. During her undergraduate career as Megan McCunniﬀ, she led Utah to four na onal tles from 1981-84 and was a three- me NCAA individual champion, winning the allaround tle in 1983 and 1984, and the vault tle in 1984. She finished her career as a 12- me first-team All-American. Her senior year, she won the Broderick Award, recognizing her as the country’s top collegiate woman gymnast. Her gymnas cs background landed her an ac ng part as gymnast Jo Ellen Carter in the 1985 movie “American Anthem,” The Cedar Falls, Iowa, na ve graduated from Utah in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in public rela ons. She and husband Greg have two sons, Montana and Dakota. Greg coached the Ute gymnas cs team for 40 years before re ring a er the 2015 NCAA Championships.

ATHLETE PROFILES

Former NCAA all-around champion Megan Marsden is in her 33rd year on the Utah coaching staff and her eighth as the co-head coach. As a gymnast or coach, Marsden has participated in all of Utah’s record-tying 10 national championships and 36 of its record 41 national championship appearances.

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CO-HEAD COACH | 8TH / 33RD YEAR

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Tom Farden

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INFORMATION

CO-HEAD COACH | 2ND / 7TH YEAR

COACHING SYNOPSIS Year at Utah: 2nd/7th Record at Utah: 19-7-1 Career Record: 90-55-1 (7 years)

In six years at Utah—including last season as the cohead coach—Tom Farden has been a vital cog in the program’s six NCAA Championship appearances, 2015 NCAA runner-up finish and two Pac-12 championships. Farden, who owns a 19-7-1 record in one season as Utah’s co-head coach, has a career record of 90-55-1 that includes six years at Southeast Missouri State. In addi on to his coaching du es, Farden oversees Utah’s recrui ng and training. Utah’s bar coach his en re career at the school, he also assists on the other events. In his first year at the helm, he helped produce three Pac-12 individual champions, the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Specialist of the Year, two NCAA regional champions and nine All-Americans. Some of Utah’s biggest accolades since Farden’s arrival in 2011 have come on his signature event, the uneven bars. Under Farden, Georgia Dabritz developed into one of the best bar workers in NCAA history. Dabritz, the 2015 NCAA bar champion and the 2013 NCAA bar runner-up, is the only gymnast ever to score a 10.0 on bars in both the NCAA semifinals and the Super Six. She placed first on bars all three days of the 2015 NCAA Championships. Dabritz also won Pac-12 tles on bars in 2012 and 2014. Corrie Lothrop was the 2015 Pac-12 uneven bar champion. Kassandra Lopez, the 2016 Pac-12 Specialist of the Year, placed fourth at last April’s NCAA Championships on bars and was one of three Utah All-Americans on the event (with Breanna Hughes and Sabrina Schwab). Hughes was the 2016 Pac-12 all-around and vault champion and Schwab was the 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. On floor, Farden has helped four Utes qualify into the NCAA individual event finals and win first-team All-America honors (Dabritz, Nansy Damianova, Becky Tutka and Kari Lee). Kyndal Robarts (2012), Damianova (2013 and 2014) and Dabritz (2015) all won regional floor championships. Other regional champions under Farden include Dabritz on bars in 2012 and 2013, Hughes in the all-around in 2016 and Kailah Delaney on vault in 2016. As an assistant or head Utah coach, Farden is credited for contribu ng to 35 All-America performances, nine individual regional championships and 10 individual Pac-12 tles.

The program has also performed well in the classroom. Utah has placed in the top five in the country in gymnas cs team GPA for the past five years, including first place in 2014 and second place in 2015 and 2016. Three Ute gymnasts have been named Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year during that me (Stephanie McAllister in 2012, Dabritz in 2015 and Hughes in 2016). Hughes and Delaney were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2016. A veteran NCAA and club-level coach, Farden began his coaching career at age 18 when he opened the Spectrum Training Center in his home state of Minnesota immediately a er gradua ng from high school. He would coach club gymnas cs for seven years before accep ng an assistant posi on at Southeast Missouri State in 1999. A er five years as a SEMO assistant, he was elevated to head coach in 2004—compiling a 71-48 record in six seasons and taking his team to regionals twice. He was named the 2008 NCAA South Central Regional Coach of the Year and was a four- me conference coach of the year. In 2007, the Redhawks recorded their most wins in a decade, finishing 17-9 overall. In 2008, SEMO climbed as high as No. 22 in the na onal polls and took fi h place at the NCAA Regionals. In his final season at SEMO in 2009, the Redhawks won the Midwest Independent Conference championship and finished with a 14-3 record. His SEMO teams won na onal academic championships in his last three seasons and his gymnasts earned 70 total scholas c All-America cita ons. He also spearheaded the fundraising for two major gymnas cs renova on projects (the locker room and prac ce facility). A er 11 seasons at SEMO, Farden went to Arkansas as an assistant coach in 2010. In his only season before leaving for Utah, the Razorbacks placed 11th at the 2010 NCAA Championships. Farden has contributed to his sport on an administra ve level as well, serving on the Ethics Commi ee of the Na onal Associa on of Collegiate Gymnas cs Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) since 2006. In addi on, he was on the Minnesota USA Gymnas cs State Board from 1995-99. A na ve of Dayton, Minn., Farden earned his bachelor’s degree in outdoor recrea on from SEMO in 2004. Farden and his wife, the former Chris na Faulkner, have a son Ki (pronounced key). In his spare me, he enjoys cooking, hiking, swimming, biking, cross country skiing, running, canoeing and walking on his hands.

This season, in addi on to her responsibili es designing and coaching the choreography and dance elements on floor, Paulicivic will serve as Utah’s primary vault coach. She has familiarity with that event at Utah as well, as a former three- me vault All-American. She is also the director of Utah’s summer gymnas cs camps, is responsible for the music selec on and produc on for Utah’s rou nes and assists with recrui ng. In her first season coaching at her alma mater in 2016, Paulicivic mentored Pac-12 champion Tiﬀani Lewis and second-team regular-season All-American Breanna Hughes on floor. Paulicivic draws from both a club and NCAA coaching background. Her 18 years as an assistant or head coach at SCEGA Gymnas cs in Temecula, Calif., were sandwiched between s nts at Pac-12 schools California (1996) and Arizona (2015).

At SCEGA, she coached six U.S. Na onal Team members and a number of elite level gymnasts. Among those was former Ute All-American Rachel Tidd, who was a three-year U.S. Na onal Team member while at SCEGA and competed on the U.S. World Championships team that won the bronze medal in 2001. Another of Paulicivic’s 31 SCEGA gymnasts to earn an NCAA scholarship was 2010 NCAA floor champion Bri ani McCullough of UCLA. Her first job was with Olympus School of Gymnas cs in Salt Lake City in 1995 and her first college coaching posi on came a year later at Cal. She spent one year with the Bears before leaving for a posi on with SCEGA Gymnas cs. From 1997-2006, she served as the assistant coach and the head choreographer for floor and beam at SCEGA—taking over as the head coach in 2007. A er eight years as the head coach at SCEGA, Paulicivic accepted an assistant coaching posi on at Arizona, where she spent one season (2015). As a gymnast at Utah from 1991-94, the former Meredith King competed for two Utah NCAA Championship teams (1992, 1994). She was a three- me vault All-American and a team captain her senior season. The Twenty Nine Palms, Calif., na ve graduated from Utah in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science. She is married to George Paulicivic. They have a son Corbin and daughters Blayne and Avery.

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In her second year as Utah’s assistant coach, former Ute All-American Meredith Paulicivic (pronounced paula-civic) has already begun putting her stamp on the program. An element Paulicivic brings to the program that it has not had for decades is a background as a high-level choreographer. Her skill in choreography has brought a new look to Utah’s floor routines.

A three-Ɵme vault All-American and Ute team captain her senior season, Meredith Paulicivic became an assistant coach at her alma mater in the spring of 2015.

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The former Jennifer Binkley was a Utah state all-around champion in Level 8 and 9 and later coached club gymnas cs for 10 years. She is married to Aaron White and they have a baby son Kingston.

A er eight years in Utah’s athle cs marke ng department—including four years as the director of marke ng—Jennifer White was named the gymnas cs chief of staﬀ/new media director in June of 2016. In her new role, White oversees cket sales and revenue, social media, public rela ons and travel for the gymnas cs team. White has been a driving force behind Utah’s record-se ng gymnas cs a endance since coming to Utah in 2008 as a marke ng coordinator. Over the years, she was promoted to assistant, associate and director of marke ng. Involved with gymnas cs her en re tenure at the school, she also oversaw the marke ng eﬀorts for Utah football and men’s basketball from 2013-16. Prior to returning to her home state, the Kaysville, Utah, na ve spent two years working in the Georgia athle cs department. She was a UGA event manager in 2006-07 and sold corporate sponsorships for Georgia Sports Proper es in 2007-08. White graduated from Weber State in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in athle c training and earned a master’s in educa on/sport management from Georgia in 2007.

DAKOTA MARSDEN Director of Player Development Dakota Marsden is in his second year as Utah’s gymnas cs director of player development and his sixth year assis ng with the program. As an undergraduate student at Utah, he served as the team manager for four years. Marsden’s responsibili es include serving as a liaison for the student-athletes, campus departments and outside agencies. He also tracks academic progress reports, study table hours and mentor mee ngs and assists incoming freshmen with their transi on to the collegiate environment. He has oversight of the Dumke Gymnas cs Center and the gymnas cs equipment ordering. Marsden was a manager for the Utah men’s basketball team as a freshman in 2010-11. The son of co-head coach Megan Marsden and former coach Greg Marsden is a 2015 graduate of the U. in sports management and commercial recrea on.

Hill’s most monumental accomplishment was spearheading Utah’s invita on to join the Pac-12 Conference in the summer of 2010, a move preceded by the football team’s historic BCS appearances in the 2004 and 2008 seasons. In its first five seasons in the “Conference of Champions,” Utah has won two tles in gymnas cs (2014-15), captured the 2016 baseball crown, and was the 2015 Pac-12 South Division cochampion in football. Utah has won nine NCAA team championships during Hill’s tenure—five by the ski team and four by the gymnas cs team—and has finished as the na onal runner-up 16 mes. Those runner-up finishes include the 1998 men’s basketball team’s appearance in the NCAA finals and a No. 2 final na onal ranking by the football team a er its victory over Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl. He has hired three coaches who won Na onal Coach of the Year honors at Utah: football coaches Urban Meyer (2004) and Kyle Whi ngham (2008), and men’s basketball coach Rick Majerus (1998). Hill has served on several na onal boards, including the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Commi ee (2004-09), chair of the NCAA Championships/ Compe on Cabinet (1997-98) and the NCAA Management Council Administra ve Commi ee. He was on NACDA’s execu ve commi ee from 2002-06. The football program, which had not played in a bowl in the 22 years immediately preceding Hill’s appointment as athle cs director, is 13-4 in bowl games during his term. Utah’s other athle c programs have also thrived under his leadership. The men’s basketball team has played in 15 NCAA Tournaments—advancing to the Sweet 16 six mes and the Elite Eight twice. In 1998, the Runnin’ Utes played Kentucky for the NCAA Championship. The women’s basketball team has 15 NCAA appearances, playing in the Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight in 2006, and was the 2013 WNIT runner-up. The gymnas cs team has made 19 NCAA Super Six appearances while qualifying for the NCAA Championships all 29 years with Hill as AD—and the ski team has finished first or second in the na on 14 mes under his watch.

He has received a number of awards, including: 2011 Na onal Associa on of Collegiate Directors of Athle cs (NACDA) Under Armour West Region Athle c Director of the Year, finalist for the 2011 Athle c Director of the Year by SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, 2011 Utah YMCA Man of the Year, 2004 Mountain West Conference’s Commissioner’s Award, 1981 Milton Bennion Fellowship, 1984 Utah Recrea on Therapy Associa on Outstanding Service award and 1996 Utah MS Sportsperson of the Year. The New Jersey na ve was inducted into the Jersey Shore Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2001, the Na onal Consor um for Academics and Sports awarded him its Degree Comple on and Outreach and Community Service Honor Award. Hill has served in five capaci es at the U., star ng in 1973-74 as a graduate assistant basketball coach on Bill Foster’s staﬀ. A er coaching boys’ basketball at Salt Lake’s Granger High from 1975-79 (he was the 1975 4A Coach of the Year), Hill returned to the U. as an assistant coach to Jerry Pimm (1979-81). From 1983-85, he taught in the University’s special educa on department before becoming the athle c department’s Crimson Club director (1985-86). In 1987, he was named the director of athle cs. Hill was the execu ve director of United Cerebral Palsy of Utah from 1981-85, during which me he developed a housing project for people with severe physical disabili es. As an undergraduate, Hill won three le ers in basketball at Rutgers and co-captained the 1971-72 team. His bachelor’s degree from Rutgers is in math educa on (1972). He holds a master’s in educa on (Utah, 1974), and a Ph.D. in educa onal administra on (Utah, 1982). His wife Kathy, a faculty member in the U.’s Department of Special Educa on in severe disabili es, received the 2010 College of Educa on Service Award and the 2012 ASUU Student Choice Award for Excellence in Teaching. They have two children, Aly and Christopher; three granddaughters, Addie, Lily and Ayumi, and a grandson, Jack. Aly played soccer for the University of Oregon and has a master’s degree in social work from Utah. She teaches students with severe disabili es in the Salt Lake City School District. Christopher holds a bachelor’s and law degree from the U. He works in business strategy for ESPN and is married to Darci Motoki, who received her bachelor’s degree from Boston College and her master’s degree from Claremont Graduate University. She is a consultant for Accenture.

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Just 37 years old when he was appointed as Utah’s director of athletics, Chris Hill, Ph.D. has led the school’s athletics programs to unprecedented success since his hiring in October of 1987. Now in his 30th year at Utah, he is the nation’s longest actively tenured athletics director at the same school in the NCAA FBS.

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David W. Pershing, Ph.D. $40 million grant from the U.S. Department of and programs aimed at enriching academic Energy. excellence on campus. President Pershing holds a bachelor’s A gi ed teacher and prolific researcher, degree from Purdue University and a Ph.D. President Pershing is the recipient of the from the University of Arizona, both in chemical University of Utah’s Dis nguished Teaching engineering. and Dis nguished Research Awards and the U’s Rosenbla Prize for Excellence. He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publica ons, won more than 20 research grants totaling approximately $60 million, and earned five patents. He was named Engineering Educator of the Year by the Utah Engineering Council in 2002 and is a winner of the Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology. He was director of the University of Utah’s Center for Simula on President David W. Pershing flashed a “U” while speaking at the of Accidental Fires and University of Utah’s 2014 Commencement ceremony with former Ute Explosions, fueled by a quarterback Alex Smith (lower leŌ), a featured speaker, looking on.

David W. Pershing proudly celebrates nearly four decades of service to the University of Utah. Named as the 15th President in 2012, President Pershing leads a diverse team of faculty and staff as the chief executive at one of the world’s top research universities. President Pershing joined the University of Utah as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering in 1977. He was named a Presiden al Young Inves gator by the Na onal Science Founda on in 1984, became Dean of the College of Engineering in 1987, and was named a Dis nguished Professor of Chemical Engineering in 1995. In 1998, Dr. Pershing became the Senior Vice President for Academic Aﬀairs responsible for approximately 1,000 faculty and 25,000 students in the colleges of the main campus. Now, as President, Dr. Pershing con nues his commitment to the undergraduate experience with ini a ves

In 1992, she became the first gymnast in history to win the Honda Broderick Cup, which recognizes the na on’s best collegiate female athlete. To this day, she remains one of just two gymnasts ever to win the coveted Honda Broderick Cup. She also received the NCAA’s highest award for studentathletes when she was named a 1993 Top VI Award winner.

She is the only gymnast in history to be honored as the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, an award encompassing every NCAA sport (male and female). She also received the NCAA’s highest award for studentathletes when she was named a 2004 Top VIII Award winner.

The only 20- me gymnas cs All-American in NCAA Championships history, she won the maximum number of All-America honors possible during her career from 2005-2008. The former world balance beam champion is a member of the USA Gymnas cs Hall of Fame.

In 2015, she won the NCAA uneven bar championship and became the first gymnast in NCAA history to score 10.0 on bars in both the semifinals and Super Six at the na onal championships. In her career, she won every major Pac-12 gymnas cs athle c and academic award and was an NCAA Today’s Top 10 recipient.

UTAH’S CONFERENCE HISTORY Before joining the Pac-12 Conference, Utah gymnas cs competed as an independent for most of its history. However, the Utes did compete in two conferences for a total of eight years: the High Country Athle c Conference (1986-90) and the Western Athle c Conference (1991-93). Utah won all eight conference championships.

LEGEND *Second Team (began in 1992) INJ-Missed event finals due to injury RS-Regular Season All-American (began in 2013) RS*-Regular Season Second-Team All-American (began in 2013) Note: All-America awards prior to 1980 are not available

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Home to the University of Utah and the state’s capital city, Salt Lake City blends the amenities of a major metropolitan area with beautiful natural surroundings.

BEST CITY From being rated the fifth-best city for the decade by Kiplingler’s Personal Finance Magazine to the best hiking city in America by National Geographic, Salt Lake City has something for everyone.

Featuring the majes c 11,000-foot peaks of the Wasatch Mountains to the east, and the Great Salt Lake and Oquirrh Mountains to the west, Salt Lake City is surrounded by majes c views in all direc ons. Its metro area popula on of 1.1 million ranks in the top 50 in the United States.

LIVING IN SALT LAKE Named one of America’s friendliest ci es by Travel+Leisure magazine, Salt Lake is the largest city in the state with 192,672 residents. Salt Lake City ranked No. 5 on Forbes’ annual list of “America’s Fastest-Growing Ci es” in 2016. The popula on along the Wasatch Front, which includes Ogden and Provo, has swelled to more than 2.4 million. Its literacy rate, percentage of high school graduates, and percentage of college-educated ci zens ranks among the best in the na on. Salt Lake has a moderate four-season climate, averaging 237 days of sunshine per year and 15% humidity. With projects ranging from the renova on of historic buildings to the construc on of new oﬃce towers, condominiums and apartments, a growing number of people not only work but live in the downtown area, and one in six residents is now in their 20s. Ci ng a favorable cost of living, growing economy and available ameni es, Forbes ranked Salt Lake City the “No. 4 Best City for Young Professionals” in 2016.

ENTERTAINMENT Salt Lake City was rated by Livability.com as the “No. 5 Best Downtown in America” in March 2015. It features a wide range of dining op ons, live music, two large modern malls, a diverse array of specialty stores, art galleries, professional symphony, opera, theater, dance, and cultural and ethnic fes vals. The city played host to the 2002 Winter Olympics. The opening and closing ceremonies and the athletes’ village were located on the University of Utah campus. Salt Lake City annually joins forces with nearby resort town Park City to

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host the Sundance Film Fes val. Professional sports franchises in Salt Lake City include the Utah Jazz of the NBA and Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Other franchises are the Salt Lake Bees (AAA baseball), the Utah Grizzlies (hockey) and the Salt Lake Monarchs (USL soccer).

OUTDOOR RECREATION Some of the best skiing, fly fishing, backpacking, mountain biking, rock climbing and river running found anywhere in the world is easily accessible. Eleven major ski resorts are within an hour drive from “Ski City.” Three of those resorts were listed among the “Top 10 in the U.S.” by Forbes in November 2015, including No. 2 Snowbird, No. 4 Alta and No. 10 Park City Mountain Resort. Salt Lake was also recognized as “One of the top 10 mountain-biking ci es in North America” by Singletracks.com in March 2014 and “America’s best hiking city” by NaƟonal Geographic in May 2012. Ten na onal parks are within a day’s drive.

BUSINESS Forbes named Utah the “Best State for Business and Careers” for the fi h me in six years in December 2015, and recognized Salt Lake City as one of the major industrial banking, healthcare and transporta on centers in the U.S. Several publica ons have taken note of Salt Lake’s high number of “crea ve class” workers—including ar sts, scien sts, engineers, and others in technology fields—with the “Silicon Slopes” growing exponen ally on the south end of the metro area. Bloomberg Business rated Salt Lake City as the eighth-strongest job market in America in May 2016.

TRANSPORTATION Salt Lake Interna onal Airport, a Delta Airlines hub, is located just 20 minutes from campus and is undergoing a $2.6 billion phased redevelopment. It oﬀers direct flights to 84 U.S. des na ons and 11 interna onal ci es. It was rated No. 2 in passenger sa sfac on among the 250 busiest U.S. airports in 2016. TRAX light rail provides access to downtown Salt Lake, the University of Utah, the airport and many of the suburbs.

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In 2015, the U.’s entertainment arts and engineering program was rated first in the country for the second me in three years. The University’s School of Compu ng, which earned a top 60 world ranking in 2016, was founded in 1965 and began a pioneering legacy in computer graphics and visualiza on that con nues today. The interna onallyrecognized Scien fic Compu ng & Imaging Ins tute is a leader in crea ng new scien fic compu ng techniques, tools and systems to help solve wide-ranging challenges of human

BUSINESS SCHOOL The David Eccles School of Business’ undergraduate program has been rated among the top 50 by U.S. News & World Report in the past three years. The Execu ve MBA program was ranked 22nd in the na on by Financial Times. The school also has been placed in the top 25 the past five straight years for entrepreneurship by the Princeton Review. The U.’s graduate accoun ng program was rated top 35 in the na on in 2016.

LAW SCHOOL The S.J. Quinney College of Law, which opened a new building in the fall of 2015, was ranked 45th among ABAapproved U.S. law schools in 2016. For the second year in a row, Utah retained its posi on as a top 10 program for environmental law.

A TOP 100 UNIVERSITY Among Utah’s nationallyranked programs are law, pharmacy, mathematics, business, biomedical engineering, family medicine, entertainment arts and engineering.

CAMPUS LIFE A lively residen al living experience is provided in the beau ful Heritage Commons, which served as the Athletes Village for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The Donna Garﬀ Marrio Honors Residen al Scholars Community opened in September 2012, while the George S. Eccles Student Life Center had its grand opening in January 2015. The Lassonde Studios will open in the fall of 2016, housing student entrepreneurs in a living-learning space. W W W. U TA H U T E S . C O M

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University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, a Level I trauma center, was ranked No. 1 in the na on in quality, safety and accountability in 2016. It marked the seventh-straight year that UUHC ranked among the na on’s top 10 academic medical centers. The U. also ranks No. 36 on the list of Top 50 Best Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy Schools. Its surgeons were the first in the world to conduct a permanent ar ficial heart implant in 1982. More recently, the Utah Genome Project is one of several innova ve medical research programs at the U. Other notable programs include the na onally-recognized Huntsman Cancer Ins tute, the Clinical Neurosciences Center and the Moran Eye Center.

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The University of Utah ranks among the top public research universi es in the na on. From universitydeveloped technology, the U. has launched nearly 130 new startups over the last eight years, consistently placing it in the top 10 in the na on for university startup crea on. Gene cist Mario R. Capecchi received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on gene targe ng. Çağan Şekercioğlu, assistant professor of biology, won the Scien fic and Technical Research Council of Turkey’s highest prize for 2014. Peter J. Stang, dis nguished professor of chemistry, received the 2013 Priestley Medal and 2011 Na onal Medal of Science for his pioneering work in supramolecular chemistry.

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life. The College of Engineering’s undergraduate program was ranked 56th and the graduate school was 51st according to U.S. News & World Report in 2016.

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With an enrollment of over 32,000, the U. oﬀers 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate level fields of study. It has earned a top- er grading from the Academic Ranking of World Universi es for 12 consecu ve years, and oﬀers na onally-ranked programs in law, pharmacy, mathema cs, business, biomedical engineering, family medicine, life sciences, fines arts and architecture, entertainment arts and engineering. The U. made CollegeAtlas.org’s 2014 A-List—which grades schools on academic quality, accessibility and aﬀordability—ranking in the top 12 for both in-state and out-of-state tui on.

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Founded in 1850, the University of Utah prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. The U. encompasses 1,500 acres in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain range. Utah became a member of the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2011.

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JON M. HUNTSMAN CENTER

The most famous college gymnastics facility in the country, Utah’s Jon M. Huntsman Center has showcased more major collegiate gymnastics meets than any other venue. The Huntsman Center has hosted a record nine na onal championships—one AIAW and eight NCAA Championships: 1981 (AIAW), 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1999 and 2007. Other gymnas cs events making Huntsman Center appearances include the 1979 USGF World Championships Trials, the 1980 and ’82 Championships of the USA, the 1993 World University Games Trials, 13 NCAA regional championships and two Pac-12 Championships. Opened in 1969 on the southeast side of campus (eleva on 4,657 feet), the 15,000-seat Huntsman Center is s ll in pris ne condi on. The facility underwent a $6 million renova on in the summer of 2014. The project included the installa on of a super-grid ceiling structure, a state-of-the-art sound system, brighter and energy-eﬃcient LED ligh ng in the arena and concourse, a maple wood floor, and updated graphics wrapping the walls of the lower bowl and mid-level concourse. Also calling the Huntsman Center home are the Ute men’s and women’s basketball, and women’s volleyball teams. The Huntsman Center ranks third among the na on’s arenas for most NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games held (81), including the 1979 Final Four starring Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

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UTES ROCK THE HOUSE! FAN-TASTIC Every NCAA gymnas cs a endance record has been set in the Jon M. Huntsman Center, including the most people ever to watch a collegiate gymnas cs meet (16,019 vs. Michigan in 2015) and highest season a endance average (14,950 in 2015). Utah gymnas cs has a racted 17 crowds in excess of 15,000 and 38 crowds of 14,000 or more. ATTENDANCE CHAMPS Utah has led the na on in gymnas cs a endance 32 of the last 35 years and has won six all-women’s sports a endance tles, including the last three. The Utes have averaged nearly 12,000 fans a meet since 1992 and over 14,000 a meet for the past seven seasons. HOME COURT ADVANTAGE Utah once went 24 years and 170 meets (Feb. 20, 1979 through Mar. 23, 2002) without losing a dual meet compe on. It is the longest home win streak by any NCAA sport. Including postseason compe on, the Utes have won 94% of their home meets, with an all- me home record of 451-26! CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL The Jon M. Huntsman Center has hosted nine na onal gymnas cs championships—more any other venue—and 13 regional championships.

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